Organizer: The Canada Japan Society
Cost: $15 for non-members (incl. reception)
Pre-event estimate: 4 out of 5
Post-event rating: 4 out of 5
"If you could only take one memory with you for the rest of eternity, which would you choose?"
This question is on my mind since I watched the movie on Friday. Graduation? Winning an important award? Reaching a milestone in my career? Then it hits me that I value personal achievement highly. Perhaps too high? In the movie, people choose to remember everyday events such as an afternoon spent with her head on her mother's lap, a conversation with his wife in a park, a dance in her favourite red dress. Perhaps I need to learn to appreciate small things in life?
The pace of this movie is a bit slow but it is definitely a thought-provoking one. No wonder it won the 1998 FIPRESCI Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and best film at the Beunos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema.
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2 comments:
Hey Chris,
What do you think is the director's message in this movie?
good question, TY!
umm... the one and only memory you want to keep forever must be deeply personal...
probably to provide a platform for discussion on a topic that is rarely talked about between couples and friends.
(p.s. and no right or wrong answer, Jade!!!!)
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